Jewelry display device



March 7, 1933. c. H. scR UGG-s JEWELRY DISPLAY DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 7, 1932 OQQQQQQQQQQ In venior A Home y March 7, 1933.

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JEWELRY DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Jurie 7, I932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 n venior A Home y Patented Mar. 7, 1933 CLARENCE H. SCRUGGS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK JEWELRY DISPLAY nnvron Application filed June 7, 1932. Serial No. 615,939.

3 Thisinvention relates to a display device for jewelry, and precious stones. I j

. The primary object of the invention res des in a display device by which jeweled rings and the likemay be illuminated to show off the true qualities of the same.

; Another-feature of the invention is to providea display device whichmay be placed in a store window for attractively displaying articles of jewelry and to attract attention of passers-by by reason of the brilliancy thereof. A further object is to support jeweled rings and like articles of jewelry within the path of artificial light rays so that thejeweled settings will produce a colorful and brilllant display.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a display tray for articles of jewelry having the above features which facilitate the easy and convenient changing of the article displayed.

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides in the certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of p arts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

1 which Figure l is a top plan view of my illuminated jewelry display device.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View on the line 22'of Figure 1.

characters, the numeral designates my improved jewelry display device in its entirety which comprises a tray or body 11 which is provided with a plurality of spaced parallel compartments or recesses 12, which are closed V at one end bya partition wall 13, while the o opposite ends are opened, but may be closed by a door 14: hinged to the body 11 as at 1 5, andwhich door is commonto all of the compartments for closing the same when and for the purpose hereinafter described. When the i door 14 is swung to aclosedposition, the same may be secured by hooks 16 pivoted to opposite sides ofthe body 11 and which are engageable with eyes 17 carried at opposite ends of the door 14. V

The partition wall 13 is disposed in spaced relation with respect. to an end wall 18 to provide a compartment 19 disposed 'at one endof the compartment 12, and at right angles thereof. e

- Fixedly mounted inthe' partition wall 13 and respectively disposed within the compartments 12 are reflector tubes 20 which communicate with the compartment 19 but extend short of the openend of thecompartments12.

Mounted within the compartment 19 and in axial alinement with the respective reflector members 20 are electric lamp sockets .21 which threadedly receive elongated electric lamps or bulbs 22. These lamps may be of incandescent or gaseous type, and may be of varied colors; The wires 23-leading from the lamp sockets are embodied in a single cord 24 havingan attachment plug25 at the free end 7 thereof to enable the device to be electrically v connected with a source of electric supply.

Slidable over the reflector tubes 2O are holder tubes -26 which are provided with spaced openings 27 which arebrought into register with the openings 28 provided in the upper side of the reflector members 20.- Itis' before the said tubes are inserted over the reflector tubes 20, andin the drawings only one ring has been shown, but it will be noted th at the jeweled setting of the ringis disposed above the registering openings 27. and 28.

Vihen the tray isfilled up with rings suitably positioned with the settings over the respec tive openings, and electric lamps 22 are lighted, a brilliant display will be produced. Although I have illustrated the invention for use in connection with jeweler rings, other articles of jewelry may be similarly displayed, such as pearls, uncut stones and the like. Ii desired, the holder tubes may be of-various diameters to accommodate rings of different sizes. 7

In Figures 5 and 6 of the drawings, I have shown a slightlymodified form wherein a layer of asbestos or other heat insulatingmaterial is carried by the inner wall of the holder tube 26, while a covering of velvet, silk or the like 31 is carried by the exteriorwalls of the said holder tube. The heat insulating material 30 tends to preven the excessive heating up of the holder tube, while the outer covering of material 31 lends to the attractiveness of the device, and provides a soft friction surface over which the rings may be passed. 1

In addition to enclosing the electric lamps, the reflector tubes 20 have their inner walls highly polished for the purpose of reflecting light from within the tube through the registering openings 27 and 28.

While I have shown and described What 1 deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, I wish it tobe understood that various changes as come within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired.

' Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i 1. A jewelry display devicecomprising a base, spaced tub-es fixedly mounted upon said base, and having openings therein, illuminating means within said tube,rtubular holder members slidably telescoping said tubes, and having openings therein in register with the openings in said tube, and over which the jewels to be displayed are positioned.

2. A jewelry display device comprising a base, spacedtubes fixedly mounted upon said base, and having openings therein, illuminating means within said tube,-tubular holder members slidably telescoping said tubes, and having openings therein in register with the openings in said tube, and over which the jewels to be displayed are positioned, and means for preventing accidental sliding movement of said tubular members when the same are fully inserted upon said tubes.

3. 'A jewelry display device comprising a tray having separate compartments therein which are open at one end, reflector tubes disposed within "said compartments and mountedin spaced relation to the bottom walls thereof, said tubes having spaced open ings therein, holder tubes telescoping said reflector tubes and having spaced openings therein in register with theopeningsin said moose? tubes, a hinged door closing the open ends of said compartments, and electric lamps disposed Within said reflector tubes.

4. A jewelry display device comprising a tray having separate compartments therein which are open at one end and closed at their opposite ends, reflector tubes fixedly mounted in the closed ends of said compartments and extending thereinto in spaced relation to the walls thereof, said tubes having spaced openings therein, electric lamp sockets mounted in the closed end walls of said compartments, electric lamps carried by said sockets and extending into said reflector tubes, and tubular holder members slidably telescoping said reflector tubes and having openings therein in registration' with the openings in said reflector tubes.

5. Ina jewelry display device comprising a base, spaced tubes fixedly mounted upon said base, and having openings therein,

illuminating means within said tube, tubular holder members slidably telescoping said tubes, and having openings therein in register with the openings insaid tube, and over which the jewels to be displayed are positioned, and a. lining of heat insulating material on the inner side of said-tubular holder member.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. CLARENCE 'I-I. SGRUGGS; 

